They escaped on foot with a trash bag full of money. Police say one of them flashed what appeared to be a firearm and forced one of the two clerks into a back room, where a safe is located.

The other suspect stayed with the second clerk at the front of the business, according to police.

“This case is still under investigation and detectives are working hard and following up on all leads,” wrote Gastonia Police spokeswoman Donna Lahser in an email.

Shelley Lynch, public affairs specialist with the FBI’s Charlotte division, released a description of the two men on Friday.

The first suspect, who was captured on surveillance footage at the teller counter, is black and approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall with a thin build, in his mid-20s and was wearing a burgundy plaid shirt and black hat.

The second suspect is black, approximately 6 feet tall, weighs about 200 pounds and has a mustache with a groomed beard.

Local authorities say they’re doing everything they can to apprehend the men and have no new information to release at this time.

Anyone with information on the two suspects or their whereabouts is asked to call the Gastonia Police Department at 704-866-6702, Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at 704-861-8000, or FBI Charlotte at 704-672-6100.

Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.

Gazette reporter Wade Allen can be reached at 704-869-1828; twitter.com/gazettewade.